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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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